What the words in deviled egg titles mean

207 English deviled egg recipes. For every word used in at least 10 of their titles, the recipes that use it against the rest, on every ingredient, in grams per egg. 2 words go with a clear difference; 1 others change nothing measurable.

This is what recipe writers do when they pick a word, not proof that an ingredient makes the texture: the numbers show what recipes with the word have in common, and a recipe can earn its word through the method, the pan or the oven instead.

Recipes called “classic” (12) use about the same amounts as the rest on every ingredient measured here, within what chance would explain.

Ingredients, flavors and styles

Words that name something in the recipe or the kind it is. Some differences here are what the word says outright; they show the numbers can be trusted where the answer is known.

“avocado”

14 recipes vs 193

Recipes with “avocado” in the title: most add dairy or avocado (85% vs 25% use some); most add vinegar or juice (92% vs 43% use some); most use no mayonnaise or oil (71% vs 5%).

“avocado” (14)the rest (193)middle half of all

Dairy or avocado · share using anyrecipes with avocado in the title 85% vs the rest 25%
Vinegar or juice · share using anyrecipes with avocado in the title 92% vs the rest 43%
Mayonnaise or oil · share using anyrecipes with avocado in the title 28% vs the rest 94%

For example: Avocado Deviled Eggs (spendwithpennies.com) · Spicy Avocado Deviled Eggs (spiritedandthensome.com)

“bacon”

13 recipes vs 194

Recipes with “bacon” in the title: most add meat or fish (84% vs 17% use some).

“bacon” (13)the rest (194)middle half of all

Meat or fish · share using anyrecipes with bacon in the title 84% vs the rest 17%

For example: Bacon Deviled Eggs - Deviled Eggs with Bacon (downshiftology.com) · Bacon Deviled Eggs (dinneratthezoo.com)

Words that change nothing measurable

Recipes with these words in the title use about the same amounts as the rest on every ingredient, within what chance would explain. The number is how many titles use the word.

classic 12

How the words are tested

Titles are split into words, with two-word names kept whole ("small batch", "cream cheese", "brown butter") and spellings folded together ("crisp" and "crispy"). The dish's own name, words like "the" and "recipe", and any word in half the titles or more are left out. A word needs at least 10 recipes, and there must be 10 without it. English titles only, so a word cannot stand in for a language.

A difference is shown when the medians sit at least a third of the middle half of all these recipes apart (about half a standard deviation, a medium effect) and a rank test puts it at 3 standard errors or more. For an ingredient many recipes skip, the share using none counts too: 25 points apart at the same 3 standard errors. With dozens of words and every ingredient tested, about one chance difference in 370 comparisons would pass, so a lab may show one that is luck; a finding that repeats across labs is unlikely to be.

Shares are rounded down. Each card links two recipes that use the word, nearest its own medians.